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Clean Mobility in Schools Pilot Project

Stockton Unified School District | Getting Stockton to Zero Emissions: Clean Air for Our Community 

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May 2020 – June 2025

Project Details

The Getting Stockton to Zero Emissions: Clean Air for Our Community pilot project will help Stockton Unified School District (SUSD or the District) pursue its goal of becoming California’s first zero-emission school district. Through this effort, the Center for Transportation and the Environment and SUSD will develop a Master Plan for the entire school district while deploying pilot vehicles on a small scale for testing. The results of these small-scale pilots will inform future adjustments to the district’s Master Plan which will be implemented in phases with the goal of fully transitioning the District to zero-emission technologies in the most effective way possible. The project will provide significant positive community health impacts and dramatically reduce the use of fossil fuels while providing opportunities to communicate these results to the community and the District’s students.

Project Outcomes

Posted May 2026: Final Report

 

 8 SUSD students and staff pose next to new electric school bus  SUSD Angled view of new yellow electric school bus with green bumper 

An electric school bus raised up in repair shop for educational discussion with SU District staff and students   Fleet of electric school buses parked at charging stations

Funding Details

Grant Amount & Project Total: $7,309,777

By the Numbers

Services, Vehicles & Equipment Funded

  • 4 Blue Bird battery electric school buses
  • 3 Micro Bird battery electric school buses
  • 26 BTC AC (level 2) chargers
  • 4 ABB DC fast (level 3) chargers
  • 8 John Deer gators for maintenance crew
  • 3 Mean Green ride-on lawn mowers

Estimated Quantifiable Benefits

  • GHG emission reductions: 3,402 MTCO2e
  • Diesel PM reductions: 42 lbs
  • NOx reductions: 25,619 lbs
  • PM2.5 reductions: 988 lbs
  • ROG reductions: 892 lbs

Community Details

SUSD, the 15th largest public school district in California, serves over 41,000 students in 55 schools throughout the city of Stockton, California. Of the students enrolled with SUSD, 82% are considered to be socioeconomically disadvantaged (California Department of Education). One in six children in the San Joaquin Valley have asthma. Approximately 3.5% of SUSD students travel to and from school on diesel fueled school buses. 46 of SUSD’s 55 schools are located within disadvantaged community boundaries. In 2019, Stockton was added to CARB’s Community Air Protection Program.

Demographics of Community Served by Project

44% Hispanic or Latino, 21% Asian, 19% White, 12% Black or African American, and 4% Other
Median Household Income: $44,841  

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Contacts

Jessica Martin, Grant Development and Compliance Specialist | SUSD
Chase Stell | CTE